Human Rights Commissioner: Mauritania has Witnessed an Unprecedented Qualitative leap in the Field of Protection and Promotion of Human Rights

The Commissioner for Human Rights, Humanitarian Action and Relations with Civil Society, Mr. Cheikh Ahmedou Ould Ahmed Salem Ould Sidi, said that all indicators, impressions and reports indicate that human rights in Mauritania have witnessed an unprecedented qualitative leap since the accession of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, to the reins of power in the country.
He added in the “Guest News” program on the Mauritania Radio network, on Tuesday evening, that the country witnessed during this period successive achievements in all fields related to human rights, starting with strengthening national human rights institutions through the establishment of two new institutions, the National Observatory for the Rights of Women and Girls, and the National Authority to Combat Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, and the adoption of a strong legal arsenal to combat slavery, which according to this arsenal was considered a crime against humanity, noting that the Commission received missions from several countries. Neighboring came to benefit From Mauritania’s experience in enacting this legal arsenal, which was comprehensive and in line with international standards.
He said that Mauritania’s achievements in the field of protection and promotion of human rights have been praised and appreciated by international bodies concerned with this field, recalling the praise of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, for the efforts made by our country, which he presented as a role model in the field of the promotion and protection of human rights, as well as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, who considered Mauritania the head of the locomotive in the region in the field of protection and promotion of human rights.